2025 State of the Climate Report: A dire reality that we CAN turn around!
The latest State of the Climate Report issues a dire warning. Fortunately, we can still turn things around – IF we make the right choices.
No, Bill C-293 on pandemic prevention is not the “Vegan Act”
Bill C-293 is a rational response to a serious threat. It aims to reduce the likelihood of pandemics arising within our borders and to bolster our responses to any pandemics that may nevertheless arise here or arrive on our shores.
Estimating the True Costs of Our Foods
It may surprise you, but the prices we pay at checkout for our foods are often quite different from the...
CBC’s coverage of plant-based issues is all too often outrageously flawed
Our national broadcaster is doing serious public harm by misinforming us about the importance of and the science behind moving to plant-based diets
Some sober thoughts for Thanksgiving Day
This Thanksgiving Day, perhaps we should consider just what it is that we are thankful for and how we can make sure that those generations who follow us will be thankful, too. Because, the fact is, if we keep on living the way we are, it won’t be long before there will be very little to be thankful about. Perhaps we can begin by listening to the experts.
The biggest threat to biodiversity is on our plates
This article also appeared in print in the National Post.
Research shows that our impact on the planetary biosphere is enormously damaging. And it is mostly due to what we put on our plates. The good news is we have the power to change that.
It’s going to be a very good year.
It’s going to be a very good year, we think, we’re glad to have you running along with us. In upcoming issues of this newsletter, we’ll keep you up to date on all of our good work. We hope that you’ll want to be involved also. One easy way is to simply make a donation.
The COP15 Biodiversity Conference failed to tackle the main driver of biodiversity loss: animal agriculture
The recent 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, came to a close to much fanfare. However, the delegates chose to ignore one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. We cannot continue to ignore the elephant in the room.
Animal agriculture follows the tobacco playbook – and media plays along
The animal agriculture lobby exploits the news media’s tendency to falsely grant all viewpoints the same scientific legitimacy when reporting on controversial issues. In reality the evidence supporting an immediate and significant shift to plant-based diets is overwhelming. A recent study sheds light on these tactics.
Eating meat leads to longer lives? Beware poorly designed studies with even more poorly interpreted results.
A recently published study claiming that meat eating is causal for longer lives actually shows no such thing.
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Whatever our political leanings, we'd all do far better if we relied on facts to much greater extent than we generally do. “Perceived environmental impact
Conservatives underestimate the environmental impact of sustainable behaviors compared to liberals
A new study reveals that conservatives tend to view sustainable actions as less impactful than liberals do. This divide is driven by how uncommon these eco-friendly behaviors appear to be within their own political circles.
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"Modern interpretations of ancient diets often favor meat-centric approaches, based on the assumption that it aligns with our evolutionary past. However, the new study from
If You Eat Paleo, You’ve Been Doing It Wrong. Turns Out, They Were More Like Blue Zoners
Research shows that you might be doing the Paleo diet all wrong if you’re not eating mostly plants.
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"In an open letter to the US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior, known as RFK Jr, and Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L Rollins,
Over 200 Doctors And Nutrition Researchers Call For Science-Based Dietary Guidelines
Hundreds of doctors and nutrition researchers have called for a return to science-based recommendations in US dietary guidelines